Bed-lounge



(No Model.)

G. WEIDEMANN. I

BED LOUNGE.

tented Feb.27, 1883.

Ulhognphnr, Washlnglon. a. C.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV WEIDEMANN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,203, dated February2'7, 1883.

Application filed October 12, 1882.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV WEIDEMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBed-Lounges, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to that class of bedlounges having the seathinged to the front edgeoftheframe; anditconsistsinanovelcon- .struetionfor an upholstered bolster or headrest, and in a novel arrangement forthe legs or braces used for supporting the seat when inverted. Theconstruction is shown in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside view of the frame of the lounge closed, the covering andupholstered parts being omitted from all the views to show themechanical construction more clearly. Fig. 2 is a side view ot'the bedor base of the frame,

without the feet, showing the arrangement of the bolster therein when inuse. Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe same parts with the bolster folded up andpacked inside the head of the frame. Fig. 4 is an end view of the headof the frame, as seen in Fig. 1, the feet and back being omitted. Fig. 5is a detached view of the bolster opened for use, the-view being locatedwithin the margin of Fig.3 for want of space in the drawing. Fig. 6 is aplan of the entire frame and bolster opened and arranged for use as abed. 7 is an enlarged view of one end of the bolster and its connectionby a slotted link to the interior of the base of the main frame. Fig. 8is an end view of the same part of the bolster with its link attached-The bolster, like the rest of the lounge, is shown without theupholstering; but its cushioned appearance is indicated in dotted linesI in Figs. 2 and 3. The base of the lounge is marked A, and the hingedtop or seat B.

O is the back, secured to the rear part of the base, and D D are legs,secured to the rear edge of the seat, to support it when inverted, as inFig. 6.

E E are the feet of the base, and F is thehead,

1 G being a pocket formed in the latter by a Fig.

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the base by a partition, g, inserted across the same on a line with Inthis pocket is packed my novel bolster or head-rest, the sameconsistingof two frames, H H, hinged together with double-jointed hingesh, and adapted to extend across the entire head of the bed when openedand arranged for use. Thehinges h are shown straightened out in Figs. 5and 6 and as bent in Fig. 3, where the necessity for their use isevinced by the dotted lines I, showing that the stuffed coverings of thebolster turn toward one another when the same is foldedlfor packing, andthus require aspace between the two frames HH,which is afforded by thecentral link of the double'jointed or three-part hinges employed. Thesaid link also serves another important use in separating the inner endsof the two frames H when opened, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, for thepurpose of spanning the adjacent edges of the framesA and B. By thisconstruction the lower edges of the frames H H may be in- "sert'ed inthe pockets G and G, where they may be held by any convenient means whenin use to retain the bolster at a suitable angle, as shown in Fig. 2.The means shown in the drawings consists in a pair of pivoted links, I),secured by a screw or pivot, a, in their upper ends to the lower cornersof the frame H.

The lower end of each link is formed with a slot, d, fitted to astationary pin or screw, 6, inserted inside the ends of the pocket G insuch a position that the link may slide vertically upon it to pack thebolster in the lowest part of the pocket, and so as to present the loweredge of the bolster in the pocket when opened and spread out upon thehead of the bed for use, as shown in Fig. 2. The application of thislink to the corner of the frame H,

and to the inside of the pocket formed in the head of the frame A, isplainly shown in the enlarged views in Figs. 8 and 7.

It will be seen that the slots in the links I) simply afiord a means ofpivoting a wider bolster in the pocket G than could be otherwiseefiected, as without the slots the bolster would have to turn upon afixed pivot located at the point a in Fig. 2, and the width shown wouldthen interfere with the upholstering upon the upper side of the head F.The raising and lowering of the bolster in its pocket can also beeffected by the use of plain pins applied to the corners of the frame Hlike the screws or pivots a, and by forming vertical or inclined slotsin the ends of the pocket G to guide the frame H and hold it whenunfolded, as shown in Fig. 2. It will therefore be seen that the meansof holding the bolster in the desired position are immaterial to the useof the latter, and are independent of the other constructive features ofthe same, which adapt it to the required use.

My improvement in the legs 1) for the seat 13 consists in making them tostand at either end of the back 0 when not in use, and in ornamentingtheir visible sides which show when in that position. Their relation tothe back is plainly shown in Fig. l,-the back being so made that a spaceis aflorded at each of its ends for the legs 1), which project upward,like ornamental pillars, at each end of the back. The required space forthe legs in such a position may be secured, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6,by making the back shorter than the space between the legs, or bychanneling out a suitable space in the front of the back toreceive thelegs when turned up, the essence of myinvention consisting in making;the legs an ornamental and visible part of the back whenthus turned up.The bolster is shown in Figs; 2 and 6 provided with bracest' t, attachedto the lower edges of the frames H H, and adapted to restsagainst thepartitions g g when the bolster is in use, to support the pressurethereon. These braces are not shown in all the views, as their use isoptional.

Flexible straps may be used in place of the hinges h, if desired,although not so strong; but they would equally secure the space betweenthe frames when folded, for the stufling l, and the gap between theframes to span the edges of the frames A and B when opened, as describedabove. I do not therefore limit myself to the precise constructionot'hinge shown; but

I claim- 1. The combination, with the frames A and B, of the pockets orrecesses G and G and a hinged bolster, constructed and operatedsubstantially as herein described.

2. The construction of the bolster, consisting of the frames united bythe double-jointed hinge or its equivalent, as herein shown anddescribed.

3. The combination, with the hinged bolster and the pocket in the baseA, of a pivotal connection for the bolster to sustain it atan angle whenin use, as herein shown and described.

4. The combination and arrangement of the seat B and its legs D, wherebythey extend above the rear of the seat when not in use, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereofl have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

GUSTAV WEIDEMANN.

Witnesses:

W. F. D. CRANE, Tnos. S. CRANE.

